A quick upload of photos

OK Chris is bugging me that he needs to use the computer so its just a quick post and than I am out of here.

Another video

Its spring la la la la la

got some more pics for ya'all. We were experiencing technical difficulties which included misplacing the cable which connects the camera to the computer, forgetting to recharge batteries, and general forgetfulness in the whole picture taking area. But we are back and snap happy and Natalie is running circles around us. Most of my shots are action shots of the back of her head. She has a growing vocabulary which includes the words: ma ma, da da, na na (banana), Noooo, this, cat, at, yessss, ba ba, yeah, oh oh, and whats this. She points at everything and climbs on anything that she can. We do our best to take har tot he park and get her tired but with these unpredictable Alberta springtime weather some days is sunny some days it snows. Chris and I got a little bit of skiing in this winter and I still suck , maybe more practice next year.

Natalie dances to her fridge farm

Natalie does a little dance

Natalie take a Christmas day walk

Natalie take a Christmas day walk

A little bit o'heaven for 2007

Well baby its cold outside and Chris is at his Japanese lesson, the baby (well toddler I should say) is sleeping peacefully and I am at it again updating my blog.

We had a fantabulous holiday season filled with family, friends and great food. The only hiccup we encountered was when Natalie got into our recycling and cut her left pinky on a can. She was rewarded with seven stiches and we were forced to put off a ski trip to B.C. Her stiches are out and Chris and I were sufficiently traumatized that we have more baby gates and more baby proofing done around the house. You can see the one picture of her with her hand in a badaged mitt. She has been an amaizing trooper abou the whole thing and did not need any pain medication.

As the previous incident may have indicated Natalie is in her "INTO EVERYTHING " stage (yes caps are required to describe this phase). It's like she is Issac Newton discovering gravity, Beethoven discovering the delights of sound and music, a Columbus discovering the new world (or perhaps just the dishwasher), and a caveperson of some sort learning how to string together short monosylabic sounds. Having a toddler is like witnessing human history unfold before your very eyes, I highly recommend tying it!! Unfortunatly she has not evolved to a reasonable, sensible, democratic being. She is stuck in some sort of tyrranical hedgemony of her own divising, alas we are often relegated to the class of peasant or even worst beast of burden. But I remind myself I am the parent here, I am queen of this house (that's right Chris, I know you will read this) and if I don't want her to play with something I have every right to take it away (toothpaste is a common caouse of discontent). The only problem with this plan is that Daddy, the once and future king of this realm we call Derkowski, is like a bowl of jello around her and he often gives into ther whims. Fear not loyal readers we will strike a balance and will not spoil our tyrrant toddler.

Thats all for now take care and stay warm.

H